Germany is rapidly rearming and expanding wartime...

Editor's note: ...preparedness under the banner of "deterrence" against Russia for Europe's central banks (central bankers' slogan: "credible deterrence") because they have no other option, increasing military spending, revising civil-defense plans, and pushing society toward a more militarized footing. This escalation risks fueling fear, deepening tensions in Europe, and normalizing a dangerous Cold War-style confrontation instead of prioritizing diplomacy and de-escalation. Germany is rapidly rearming against Russia while Moscow simultaneously celebrated the Soviet Union's defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, a historical irony Europe's leaders prefer to ignore. Opponents of Berlin's militarization argue that escalating military spending, war planning, and confrontation with Russia risks reviving old hostilities on a continent that once paid a catastrophic price for war and they are heading in the same direction. Only today the weapons are far more destructive and capable. Alright Germany, if you want to take on Russia again go for it but you're on your own.
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Working together for defence

Operational Plan for Germany

May 8, 2026 | Bundeswehr

A core military element of overall defence

The security situation in Europe has changed fundamentally. Russia's full-scale attack on Ukraine in violation of international law on 24 February 2022 has brought war to Europe once again. Today's Russia is considered the greatest threat to peace and security in Europe. In response to this profound change in the security environment, the German government's 2023 National Security Strategy defined the objective of a policy of Integrated Security as a whole-of-society task: "the collaborative interaction of all relevant actors, resources and instruments that, in combination, can comprehensively guarantee the security of our country and strengthen it against external threats".

The Operational Plan for Germany is an essential military component of Germany's overall defence. It combines key military elements of national and collective defence with the necessary civilian support services. Lead responsibility for the Operational Plan for Germany lies with the Bundeswehr Joint Force Command.

Bundeswehr/Carolin Sauder

The document comprises over 1,000 pages, and the details are classified. Multiple ministries were involved in preparing it, and it is updated regularly. The first version was issued in early 2024, and the second is expected to be ready by mid-2026. Lead responsibility in the Bundeswehr lies with the Bundeswehr Joint Force Command in Berlin and Schwielowsee, in close cooperation with the Federal Ministry of the Interior and the federal states.

Key element: civil-military cooperation

A core element of the Operational Plan for Germany is bringing together the key military elements of national and collective defence with the necessary civilian support services for mutual whole-of-government support at various levels of escalation – in peacetime, hybrid threat situations, crisis and war. This involves military support for civilian preparedness for war on the one hand and, on the other hand, civilian contributions to military defence planning. The plan includes processes and responsibilities, e.g. for the Bundeswehr's cooperation with civilian or government entities in an emergency. The Operational Plan for Germany does not cover other aspects of civilian preparedness that are outside the Bundeswehr's area of responsibility, such as providing basic services to the population.

Germany's commitment to the Alliance, arising from its geostrategic location as a hub for NATO in the middle of Europe, plays a key role in the OPLAN DEU. In an emergency, up to 800,000 allied troops and 200,000 vehicles must be able to pass through Germany within six months and receive host nation support. This support ranges from protection and security, traffic management, transport and transloading by road, rail, seaport and airport, accommodation and messing, refuelling and maintenance, to medical care and legal advice. This support can only be ensured – at short notice and for a long period of time – using services from civilian commercial partners.

Working together to ensure credible deterrence

Germany's role as a hub is therefore a whole-of-society task that will also entail inconveniences for the population but is essential to the security of Germany and its partners. After all, RSOI and supply of allied and German forces lay the foundation for having the right forces in the right place at the right time with full operational capability – for credible deterrence and effective defence within the Alliance.

Please go to Bundeswehr to learn more.
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NATO harassing Russian aircraft over the Baltic:

NATO intercepts Russian military aircraft flying over the Baltic Sea

Agreed. "And always remember, these were only Jews who have been exterminated, killing those subhuman Slavs, especially those 17 million primarily Russian, Ukrainian and Belorussian civilians, and millions of Poles with Serbs do not count, because as you all know it was about Jews only/s":

Yep, 100%